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Pierre Alechinsky was born in Brussels in 1927. From 1944 to 1948, he studied typography, photography, and printing and illustration techniques at the Ecole nationale d'architechure et des arts décoratifs de la Cambre in Brussels. In 1945, he discovered the work of Michaux, of Dubuffet, and of the Surrealists, and becomes friends with the critic and art dealer Jacques Putman. His first personal exposition took place in 1947. Then in 1949 he met Dotremont and became a member of the Cobra movement in the same year, joining artists Asger Jorn and Karel Appel; he became one of the most productive members. The movement held an importance for him as much on a personal level as an ideological one: uninhibited spontaneity in art, the rejection of pure abstraction, and a refusal to specialize.

After the dissolution of the Cobra group, whose spirit he would continue to foster (“Cobra is my school", he would say), Pierre Alechinsky moved to Paris. He finished his training as an engraver and introduced new techniques to Atelier 17, directed by Stanley William Hayter. It is during this same time beginning in 1952 that he became friends with Alberto Giacometti, Bram Van Velde, Wallace Ting, and that he began correspondence with the Japanese calligrapher Shiryu Morita de Kyoto. He progressively abandons oil painting for quicker and lore supple materials, such as ink, that allowed him freer reign over his fluid and sensitive style. Fascinated by oriental calligraphy, whose spontaneity attracted him, he undertook several trips to the Orient and in Kyoto made a documentary film on traditional Japanese art.

Beginning in the 1960s, Alechinsky began making frequent visits to New York, where he discovered a technique that suited him well – acrylic painting, introduced to him by Wallace Ting. The same year, he created his most famous work, “Central Park", with which he inaugurates painting “with notes in the margins" inspired by comic books, where the central image is surrounded by a series of hand-drawn vignettes designed to complete the sense of the painting.

Passionate about books, he illustrated poems and texts for writers including Cioran, Butor, Yves Bonnefoy, André Frénaud, Tardieu, etc, and published several works. In 1983 Alechinsky became a professor of painting at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. Since the 1980s, the artist has pursued his graphic research across a wide variety of media. It is in this same period that he gained access to the public order (Palais Bourbon, Hall du Ministère des Finances, etc). Expositions and retrospectives recognize him internationally, museums as well as galleries welcoming his work across the world entire. He lives and works in Bougival.


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Print, Première Primaire, Pierre Alechinsky

Première Primaire

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75 x 53 cm

$1,358

Painting, Speculoos, Pierre Alechinsky

Speculoos

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 100 x 60 x 1 cm

$27,169

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Pierre Alechinsky

Sans-titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 18.5 cm

$3,226

Print, Ciel d'encre, Pierre Alechinsky

Ciel d'encre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 65 x 48 cm

$2,830

Print, Galactic flying object, Pierre Alechinsky

Galactic flying object

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 65.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$2,038

Painting, Trois coups de rouge, Pierre Alechinsky

Trois coups de rouge

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 34 x 24 x 1 cm

$12,453

Painting, Sous protection, Pierre Alechinsky

Sous protection

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm

$12,453

Print, Flying objects I, Pierre Alechinsky

Flying objects I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 65.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$2,038

Print, Linolog I, Pierre Alechinsky

Linolog I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 48.5 x 65.5 cm

$3,962

Print, Babord, Pierre Alechinsky

Babord

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 47 x 64 cm

$4,415

Print, Tribord, Pierre Alechinsky

Tribord

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 47 x 64 cm

$4,415

Print, Infeuilletable, Pierre Alechinsky

Infeuilletable

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 26 x 20 cm

$391

Print, Linolog II, Pierre Alechinsky

Linolog II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 48.5 x 65.5 cm

$3,962

Print, Ainsi ne soit-il pas, Pierre Alechinsky

Ainsi ne soit-il pas

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 66 x 51 cm

$1,358

Print, Ziggourat II, Pierre Alechinsky

Ziggourat II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 72 x 50 cm

$1,698

Print, La beauté désœuvre, Pierre Alechinsky

La beauté désœuvre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 66 x 51 cm

$1,358

Print, Jours Ouvrables, Pierre Alechinsky

Jours Ouvrables

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm

$1,517

Painting, Gaz aux étages, Pierre Alechinsky

Gaz aux étages

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 52.5 x 75.5 x 0.1 cm

$20,377

Print, Bouche d'eau II, Pierre Alechinsky

Bouche d'eau II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 55.5 x 75 cm

$1,075

Print, Deux, Pierre Alechinsky

Deux

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64.5 x 47 cm

$1,472

Print, Vibrions N&B, Pierre Alechinsky

Vibrions N&B

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 58 x 66.5 cm

$2,038

Print, Objet Volant III, Pierre Alechinsky

Objet Volant III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$2,151

Print, Objet Volant II, Pierre Alechinsky

Objet Volant II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$2,151

Print, Objet Volant I, Pierre Alechinsky

Objet Volant I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$2,151

Print, Zyggourat I, Pierre Alechinsky

Zyggourat I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$1,528

Print, Sans titre, Pierre Alechinsky

Sans titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 32 x 23.5 cm

$1,698

Print, Jours Ouvrables V, Pierre Alechinsky

Jours Ouvrables V

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm

$1,517

Print, Jours Ouvrables I, Pierre Alechinsky

Jours Ouvrables I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm

$1,517

Print, Astrologie poétique II, Pierre Alechinsky

Astrologie poétique II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm

$736

Print, Papier roulé, Pierre Alechinsky

Papier roulé

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 79 x 51.5 cm

$792

Print, Tardieu, Pierre Alechinsky

Tardieu

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$1,528

Print, Pour J. Mansour, Pierre Alechinsky

Pour J. Mansour

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 23.8 x 13 cm

$623

Print, Invention de la pudeur, Pierre Alechinsky

Invention de la pudeur

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 24 x 16.8 cm

$792

Print, Le chat sauvage, Pierre Alechinsky

Le chat sauvage

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 22 x 13.7 cm

$623

Print, Quatre-vingt-dix 1, Pierre Alechinsky

Quatre-vingt-dix 1

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 38 x 29 cm

$2,264

Print, Douzième arrondissement de Paris, Pierre Alechinsky

Douzième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm

$1,008

Print, Onzième arrondissement de Paris, Pierre Alechinsky

Onzième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm

$1,008

Print, L'épreuve II, Pierre Alechinsky

L'épreuve II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 28 x 18.8 cm

$679

Print, L'épreuve I, Pierre Alechinsky

L'épreuve I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 28 x 18.8 cm

$679

Print, L'oiseau ailé, Pierre Alechinsky

L'oiseau ailé

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 29.5 x 20.5 cm

$736

Print, Il est défendu, etc..., Pierre Alechinsky

Il est défendu, etc...

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 29.5 x 20.5 cm

$736

Print, Courbe commune, Pierre Alechinsky

Courbe commune

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 24 x 16.8 cm

$623

Print, Astrologie poétique IV, Pierre Alechinsky

Astrologie poétique IV

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm

$736

Print, Astrologie poétique III, Pierre Alechinsky

Astrologie poétique III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm

$736

Print, Astrologie poétique I, Pierre Alechinsky

Astrologie poétique I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm

$736

Print, Une bonne semaine, Dimanche, Pierre Alechinsky

Une bonne semaine, Dimanche

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Une bonne semaine, Samedi, Pierre Alechinsky

Une bonne semaine, Samedi

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Une bonne semaine, Vendredi, Pierre Alechinsky

Une bonne semaine, Vendredi

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Une bonne semaine, Jeudi, Pierre Alechinsky

Une bonne semaine, Jeudi

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Une bonne semaine, Mercredi, Pierre Alechinsky

Une bonne semaine, Mercredi

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Une bonne semaine, Mardi, Pierre Alechinsky

Une bonne semaine, Mardi

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Lundi ((Une bonne semaine), Pierre Alechinsky

Lundi ((Une bonne semaine)

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm

$1,800

Print, Jours Ouvrables IV, Pierre Alechinsky

Jours Ouvrables IV

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm

$1,517

Print, Jours Ouvrables II, Pierre Alechinsky

Jours Ouvrables II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm

$1,517

Print, Trois, Pierre Alechinsky

Trois

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64.5 x 47 cm

$1,472

Print, Un, Pierre Alechinsky

Un

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64.5 x 47 cm

$1,472

Print, Dix-neuvième arrondissement de Paris, Pierre Alechinsky

Dix-neuvième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm

$1,008

Print, Quatorzième arrondissement de Paris, Pierre Alechinsky

Quatorzième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm

$1,008

Print, Dixième arrondissement de Paris, Pierre Alechinsky

Dixième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm

$1,008

Print, Huitième arrondissement de Paris, Pierre Alechinsky

Huitième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm

$1,008

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Who is the artist?

Pierre Alechinsky was born in Brussels in 1927. From 1944 to 1948, he studied typography, photography, and printing and illustration techniques at the Ecole nationale d'architechure et des arts décoratifs de la Cambre in Brussels. In 1945, he discovered the work of Michaux, of Dubuffet, and of the Surrealists, and becomes friends with the critic and art dealer Jacques Putman. His first personal exposition took place in 1947. Then in 1949 he met Dotremont and became a member of the Cobra movement in the same year, joining artists Asger Jorn and Karel Appel; he became one of the most productive members. The movement held an importance for him as much on a personal level as an ideological one: uninhibited spontaneity in art, the rejection of pure abstraction, and a refusal to specialize.

After the dissolution of the Cobra group, whose spirit he would continue to foster (“Cobra is my school", he would say), Pierre Alechinsky moved to Paris. He finished his training as an engraver and introduced new techniques to Atelier 17, directed by Stanley William Hayter. It is during this same time beginning in 1952 that he became friends with Alberto Giacometti, Bram Van Velde, Wallace Ting, and that he began correspondence with the Japanese calligrapher Shiryu Morita de Kyoto. He progressively abandons oil painting for quicker and lore supple materials, such as ink, that allowed him freer reign over his fluid and sensitive style. Fascinated by oriental calligraphy, whose spontaneity attracted him, he undertook several trips to the Orient and in Kyoto made a documentary film on traditional Japanese art.

Beginning in the 1960s, Alechinsky began making frequent visits to New York, where he discovered a technique that suited him well – acrylic painting, introduced to him by Wallace Ting. The same year, he created his most famous work, “Central Park", with which he inaugurates painting “with notes in the margins" inspired by comic books, where the central image is surrounded by a series of hand-drawn vignettes designed to complete the sense of the painting.

Passionate about books, he illustrated poems and texts for writers including Cioran, Butor, Yves Bonnefoy, André Frénaud, Tardieu, etc, and published several works. In 1983 Alechinsky became a professor of painting at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. Since the 1980s, the artist has pursued his graphic research across a wide variety of media. It is in this same period that he gained access to the public order (Palais Bourbon, Hall du Ministère des Finances, etc). Expositions and retrospectives recognize him internationally, museums as well as galleries welcoming his work across the world entire. He lives and works in Bougival.

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What is Pierre Alechinsky’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Experimental Painters, Famous Illustrators, Classically-Inspired Illustrative Artists, Inspired by Astrology

When was Pierre Alechinsky born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1927